Memorial Day !

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This Memorial Day Weekend please explain to a youngster what this weekend is REALLY about.....also take a few minutes to watch this video .....NEVER FORGET ! ..... (click "WATCH ON YOU TUBE")

 
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A MEMORIAL DAY MESSAGE FROM "ANSWER THE CALL".........( SCROLL THRU TO BOTTOM)



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Dear Answer the Call Community,

As we approach Memorial Day, we remember and honor the members of the United States Armed Forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service to our nation.

We pay special tribute to six exceptional heroes who protected our city as members of the NYPD and FDNY before they made the ultimate sacrifice while serving overseas. Let us honor their courage, selflessness, and unwavering commitment to duty.​

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NYPD Officer & Army Staff Sergeant
James McNaughton (1978-2005)


NYPD Officer & Army Specialist
Deon Taylor (1977-2008)


NYPD Detective & Air Force Technical Sergeant
Joseph Lemm (1970-2015)


FDNY Lieutenant & Air Force Master Sergeant
Christopher Raguso (1979-2018)


FDNY Fire Marshal & Air Force Captain
Christopher "Tripp" Zanetis (1981-2018)


FDNY Firefighter & Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Christopher Slutman (1976-2019)​

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On this Memorial Day, let us remember and honor these extraordinary individuals and all the fallen heroes who have selflessly served our nation. We owe them an immeasurable debt of gratitude for their sacrifice and the freedom they have preserved for us.

As we gather with family and friends, let us take a moment of silence to reflect on the lives lost and renew our commitment to support those who continue to protect us. Together, we can ensure that their sacrifices are never forgotten.


With the deepest gratitude,

Answer the Call Staff & Board​
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This Memorial Day Weekend please explain to a youngster what this weekend is REALLY about.....also take a few minutes to watch this video .....NEVER FORGET ! ..... (click "WATCH ON YOU TUBE")

God Bless Those Who Serve; and Those Who Mourn.
 
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THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM and NEVER RETURNED.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR MILITARY VETERNANS, BOTH CURRENT and PAST, some WHO WILL CARRY THE SCARES OF WAR WITH THEM FOR the REST of THEIR LIVES.

We must all remember that FREEDOM IS NOT FREE.
 
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THE FALLEN SOLDIER

JOCKO WILLINK

I am the fallen soldier, sailor, airman, and Marine.

Remember me.

I am the one that held the line. Sometimes I volunteered. Sometimes I
went because I was

told to go.

But when the nation called…I answered.

In order to serve, I left behind the family, friends, and freedom that
so many take for granted.

Over time, I used different weapons: a sword, a musket, a bayonet, a
rifle, a machine gun.

Often, I marched into battle on foot. Other times, I rode to battle on
horseback or in wagons;

sometimes on trains; later, in tanks or Jeeps or Humvees.

In early wars, my ships were made of wood and powered by the wind.
Later, they were made

of steel and powered by diesel fuel or the atom. I even took to the
air and mastered the sky in

planes, helicopters, and jets. The machines of war evolved and changed
with the times.

But remember that it was always me—the warrior—that had to fight our
nation’s enemies.

I fought at Lexington and Concord as our nation was born.

I crossed the Delaware on Christmas Day in 1776.

In the Civil War, I fought with my brothers—and against my brothers—at
Gettysburg and Shiloh

and Bull Run. I learned that we must never again divide.

In World War l, I marched on the Marne and held the line at Belleau
Wood. “The war to end all

wars,” they called it. I just called it “hell.”

In World War ll, I fought everywhere: the beaches of Normandy, the
Battle of the Bulge, the hell

of Guadalcanal. I stood against tyranny and kept darkness from
consuming the world.

In Korea, I landed at Inchon and broke out of the Chosin Reservoir.
They called it “the forgotten

war”—but I never forgot.

In Vietnam, I fought in the Mekong Delta, at Khe Sanh and Hamburger
Hill. Some say my

country wavered. But I did not waiver. Ever.

In the recent past, I have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Baghdad,
Fallujah, and Ramadi.

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In Kunar, Helmand, and Kandahar.

As technology advanced, I used night vision goggles and global
positioning systems and

drones and lasers and thermal optics.

But it was still me, a human being, that did the work. It was me that
patrolled up the mountains

or across the desert or through the streets. It was me that suffered
in merciless heat and

bitter cold. It was me that went out, night after night, to confront
our nation’s enemies and

confront evil face-to-face.

It was me. Remember me. I was a warrior.

But also remember that I was not only a warrior. Remember also that I
was a son, a brother,

a father. I was a daughter, a sister, a mother. I was a person—like
you, a real person—with

hopes and dreams for the future. I wanted to have children. I wanted
to see my son score a

touchdown or shoot the winning basket. I wanted to walk my daughter
down the aisle. I wanted

to kiss my wife again. When I told her I would be with her until the
end, I meant it. When I told

my children I would always be there for them, I meant it.

But I gave all that away.

All of it.

On that distant battlefield, amongst the fear and the fire and the
bullets. Or in the sky above

enemy territory filled with flak. Or on the unforgiving sea, where we
fought against the enemy

and against the depths of the abyss. There, in those awful places, I
held the line.

I did not waiver and I did not hesitate. I, the soldier, sailor,
airman, or Marine. I stood my ground

and sacrificed my life—my future, my hopes, my dreams. I sacrificed
everything—for you.

This Memorial Day, remember me—the fallen warrior. And remember me not
for my sake, but

for yours. Remember what I sacrificed so you can truly appreciate the
incredible treasures you

have: Life. Liberty. The pursuit of happiness.

You have the joys of life—the joys that I gave up so that you can
relish in them: a cool wind in

the air…the gentle spring grass on your bare feet...the warm summer
sun on your face.

Family. Friends. And freedom. Never forget where it all came from. It
came from sacrifice—the

supreme sacrifice.

Live a life that honors us, the fallen heroes.

Remember us. And make every day...Memorial Day
 
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